Billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday that his foundation will step in to fund the UN climate change body after President Donald Trump declared the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement for the second time.

The governors of Ekiti, Ondo, and Kogi states have paid a condolence visit to Governor Muhammad Umaru Bago of Niger State over the recent tanker explosion that led to the death of over a 100 people. The governors expressed their sadness over the incident and assured him of their support during this trying moment. They…

UNICEF says Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara States will need $15 million to upscale the quality of life of their citizenry. The UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Ms Christian Munduate, said this at a news briefing in Gusau on Wednesday, shortly after holding an interactive session with stakeholders from Gidanwada Model Primary School in Bungudu Local Government…

The Nigerian military on Wednesday confirmed the death of Aminu Kanawa, the second-in-command to bandit leader, Bello Turji. The defence headquarters, in a statement by the outgoing Director of Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General Edward Buba, confirmed that Kanawa was killed by the troops of Operation Fansan Yamma. Buba also disclosed that the troops…

A cross section of students in Enugu State, on Wednesday, appealed for the reversal of the 50 per cent hike in tariff in telecommunication services due to prevailing socioeconomic hardship. They were of the view that telecommunication services, such as internet data service, have enhanced learning and research work; making its usage indispensable to all…